Colin L. Powell, the first Black man to serve as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and first Black Secretary of State, died Monday...
All Bay Area Rapid Transit employees and contractors will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or prove their full vaccination status by mid-December under a...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom approved a COVID-19 recovery package Friday supporting small hospitality establishments around the state, including restaurants and bars.
In recent years, the proliferation of e-commerce and rising consumer expectations of rapid shipping have contributed to a boom in warehouse development, particularly in Los Angeles...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Delta variant have fundamentally changed many of our lives, the way we live and the manner in which we interact...
An average couple’s benefits would increase by $154 to $2,753 per month in 2022.
Any contractor who works in-person on a regular basis alongside public employees must get vaccinated
By restoring the Prompt Payment Ordinance, local organizations working for Oaklanders will be compensated in a timely manner and can do more work for Oakland as...
Across California’s 58 counties, about 60% of the state’s population has been fully vaccinated. Black people account for about 5.8% of California's population and 4% of...
Billionaire John Fisher, owner of the A’s, has things to do before he can take over Oakland’s public port property to build malls and housing for...
The free, family event was established to promote healthy living in Solano County, according to District Attorney Krishna A. Abrams.
Oakland poet James Cagney was 19 when he asked his mother “Are you really my mother?” Her answer changed his life forever. He learned he was...
Jerry Wayne Varnado, who passed away on Sept. 8, 2021, was a leader of the most successful and long-lasting student strike in the history of U.S....
The Oakland Unified School Board approved the COVID vaccine mandate at its Wednesday evening meeting on a 5 to 1 vote, though the details and a...
Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and Asian American small business owners in Oakland can apply for a $10,000 grant from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, which will issue...
Up to $2,000 in financial relief available to repair storefront vandalism at neighborhood businesses
Masking works. You can see it working. Vaccines work too, but we’re on the honor system for that. And people lie or show a fake vax...
When Newsom became lieutenant governor (2011-2019), that tenure allowed him to acquire on-the-job-training, which, in today’s electoral climate seems to be a forgotten asset.
Inequities in health outcomes have always been with us. COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates among African Americans rival or exceed those in heart disease, diabetes and...
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Mayor London N. Breed and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) announced the expansion of CityBuild, a nationally recognized construction training program that provides...
Tamikia McCoy, an Oakland Athletic League phenomena in 1991 - 1993, dominated girls’ basketball, becoming a walk-on at Grambling to win the Southern Western Conference of...
“They’re all dead,” Erica Belfield screamed while watching the news from her living room the day after the tragedy.
While a lot of establishments such as restaurants, movies, amusement parks and places where people gather were closed for the past 18 months because of COVID-19,...
Does crime pay? Maybe if you’re white.
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